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Breaking: ICA Gets URS Proposal To .Net Dropped
Yesterday we wrote about the Business Constituency (BC) group of ICANN that proposed including the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) into the renewal of the Verisign contract to operate the .Net registry Today word comes from Phil Corwin of the Internet...
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Breaking: ICA Gets URS Proposal To .Net Dropped
Yesterday we wrote about the Business Constituency (BC) group of ICANN that proposed including the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) into the renewal of the Verisign contract to operate the .Net registry Today word comes from Phil Corwin of the Internet...
Discussion
May 10, 2011, 11:01 am

The Domains
MNS.com, Sells For “Well In Excess Of Six Figures”
According to an article in TheRealDeal.com, the domain name MNS.com was recently purchased by a large real estate developer in New York, formerly known as TDG/TREGNY (the company that resulted from the merger of the Developers Group (TDG) and t...
Discussion
MNS.com, Sells For “Well In Excess Of Six Figures”
According to an article in TheRealDeal.com, the domain name MNS.com was recently purchased by a large real estate developer in New York, formerly known as TDG/TREGNY (the company that resulted from the merger of the Developers Group (TDG) and t...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 5:10 pm

The Domains
Another Hack, Want.it Sells For $26K and Another 3 Letter, Mai.com Sells for $115K on Sedo.com
A couple of new sales just hit Sedo.com. The hack of Want.it sold for $26,500 Last week we wrote about another domain hack T.ag which sold for $60,000 Also hitting the wire today is the sale of MAI.com which sold for 80,000 euro’s which at toda...
Discussion
Another Hack, Want.it Sells For $26K and Another 3 Letter, Mai.com Sells for $115K on Sedo.com
A couple of new sales just hit Sedo.com. The hack of Want.it sold for $26,500 Last week we wrote about another domain hack T.ag which sold for $60,000 Also hitting the wire today is the sale of MAI.com which sold for 80,000 euro’s which at toda...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 11:59 am

The Domains
SnapNames.com May Showcase Auction Closes Tomorrow & So Far Has No Bidders
The SnapNames.com monthly showcase auction for May closes Tomorrow and so far there isn’t a bid. The auction which features “Local Search and Real Estate” has about less than 100 domain names some with at no reserve, yet not one of ...
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SnapNames.com May Showcase Auction Closes Tomorrow & So Far Has No Bidders
The SnapNames.com monthly showcase auction for May closes Tomorrow and so far there isn’t a bid. The auction which features “Local Search and Real Estate” has about less than 100 domain names some with at no reserve, yet not one of ...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 11:46 am

The Domains
ICA Sounds The Alarm That Mark Monitor Is Push For Unform Rapid Suspension Be Applied To .Net’s & Deadline Is Tuesday
Phil Corwin sounded the alarm yesterday on a sleepy Mothers Day that trademark interests led by Elisa Cooper, Director of Product Marketing at MarkMonitor, are pushing for ICANN to add the URS (Uniform Rapid Suspension) to the propose .Net VeriSign c...
Discussion
ICA Sounds The Alarm That Mark Monitor Is Push For Unform Rapid Suspension Be Applied To .Net’s & Deadline Is Tuesday
Phil Corwin sounded the alarm yesterday on a sleepy Mothers Day that trademark interests led by Elisa Cooper, Director of Product Marketing at MarkMonitor, are pushing for ICANN to add the URS (Uniform Rapid Suspension) to the propose .Net VeriSign c...
Discussion
May 9, 2011, 8:59 am

The Domains
OrangeJuice.com Goes To Auction At NameJet.com At No Reserve: Quick Poll How Much Will It Sell For?
The domain name OrangeJuice.com has been placed into auction at NameJet.com at no reserve by its original registrant. The domain was first registered back in November 1996, by Michael Moses. NameJet is carrying a banner on top of the site adver...
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OrangeJuice.com Goes To Auction At NameJet.com At No Reserve: Quick Poll How Much Will It Sell For?
The domain name OrangeJuice.com has been placed into auction at NameJet.com at no reserve by its original registrant. The domain was first registered back in November 1996, by Michael Moses. NameJet is carrying a banner on top of the site adver...
Discussion
May 7, 2011, 11:53 am

The Domains
Sedo.com Takes No Prisoners as POW.com Sells For $75,000
Sedo.com has just brokered the sale of the one of the most recogizable three letter domains POW.com for $75,000 Frank Aiello brokered the domain on behalf of Sedo The buyer is Internext Media Corp. of Sherman Oaks, CA. Congrats to the buyer and selle...
Discussion
Sedo.com Takes No Prisoners as POW.com Sells For $75,000
Sedo.com has just brokered the sale of the one of the most recogizable three letter domains POW.com for $75,000 Frank Aiello brokered the domain on behalf of Sedo The buyer is Internext Media Corp. of Sherman Oaks, CA. Congrats to the buyer and selle...
Discussion
May 7, 2011, 11:11 am

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You Think Discount Liquor Is Too Generic To Get Trademark Protection? Tell That To The 3 Stores That Had To Change Names
While we typically spend our time chatting about online trademark issues, I couldn’t help but notice a case involving brick and mortar liquor stores which were made to change their name based off a state trademark on the term “Discount Li...
Discussion
You Think Discount Liquor Is Too Generic To Get Trademark Protection? Tell That To The 3 Stores That Had To Change Names
While we typically spend our time chatting about online trademark issues, I couldn’t help but notice a case involving brick and mortar liquor stores which were made to change their name based off a state trademark on the term “Discount Li...
Discussion
May 6, 2011, 8:23 am

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ICA: Department Of Commerce Says GAC Should Be Satisfied Before New gTLD Launch
According to Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association who attended the Global Internet Governance workshop held at American University in Washington today, the Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of Commerce, Larry Stri...
Discussion
ICA: Department Of Commerce Says GAC Should Be Satisfied Before New gTLD Launch
According to Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association who attended the Global Internet Governance workshop held at American University in Washington today, the Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of Commerce, Larry Stri...
Discussion
May 5, 2011, 8:24 pm

The Domains
Marchex Reports: Revenue, Profits & Stock Price Up & Sells Almost $2M in Domains In 1st Quarter
It’s a busy day for publicly traded domain related companies as Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX) also reported its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 today after the market closed. Its the third company in our Domain Stock Index to report ...
Discussion
Marchex Reports: Revenue, Profits & Stock Price Up & Sells Almost $2M in Domains In 1st Quarter
It’s a busy day for publicly traded domain related companies as Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX) also reported its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 today after the market closed. Its the third company in our Domain Stock Index to report ...
Discussion
May 5, 2011, 6:48 pm